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English Grammar Secrets

TAG QUESTIONS
Los tag questions son pequeñas frases o preguntas (mini-questions) que se colocan al final de una oración afirmativa o negativa y que generalmente tienen como objetivo confirmar o negar el contenido de la frase misma. Es el equivalente al ¿verdad?español o al ¿no? más utilizado en países de América.

TRES REGLAS BASICAS QUE DEBES RECORDAR
1.	Los tag questions utilizan siempre los verbos auxiliares.
2.	Con oraciones afirmativas utilizamos un tag question en NEGATIVO.
3.	Con oraciones negativas utilizamos un tag question en AFIRMATIVO o POSITIVO.

Analicemos ahora las diferentes alternativas que pueden presentarse:

a) ORACIONES  AFIRMATIVAS  CON EL VERBO TO BE EN PRESENT SIMPLE O CONTINUO.

Se utiliza la misma forma del verbo en NEGATIVO: aren't you? isn't he? isn't she? isn't it? aren't we? aren't you? aren't they? Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

It's a beautiful day, isn't it? (Es un día hermoso, ¿no?)Martha is angry, isn't she? (Marta está enojada, ¿verdad?)You are really tired, aren't you? (Estás muy cansado, ¿no?)They're very nice people, aren't they? (Son personas muy agradables, ¿no?)You are coming tomorrow, aren't you? (Vas a venir mañana, ¿verdad?)Pedro's flying now, isn't he? (Pedro está volando en estos momentos, ¿no?)

Por favor recuerda que, en inglés americano y UNICAMENTE en este caso en particular, para la primera persona del verbo to be se utiliza aren't I? como equivalente de am I not?:

I'm late, aren't I? (Llego tarde, ¿no?)I'm arriving late at night, aren't I? (LLegaré tarde por la noche, ¿no?)

b) ORACIONES  NEGATIVAS  CON EL VERBO TO BE EN PRESENT SIMPLE O CONTINUO.

Se utiliza la misma forma del verbo en AFIRMATIVO o POSITIVO: am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they? Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

I'm not late, am I? (No llego tarde, ¿no?)It isn't a beautiful day, is it? (No es un día hermoso, ¿verdad?)Martha isn't angry, is she? (Marta no está enojada, ¿no?)You aren't really tired, are you? (No estás muy cansado, ¿verdad?)They aren't very nice people, are they? (No son personas muy agradables, ¿no?)You aren't coming tomorrow, are you? (No vas a venir mañana, ¿no?)Pedro isn't flying now, is he? (Pedro no está volando en estos momentos, ¿no?)

c) ORACIONES  AFIRMATIVAS  CON EL VERBO TO BE EN PAST SIMPLE O CONTINUO.

Se utiliza la misma forma del verbo en NEGATIVO: wasn't I? weren't you? wasn't he? wan't she? wasn't it? weren't we? weren't you? weren't they? Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

It was a beautiful day, wasn't it? (Fue un día hermoso, ¿verdad?)Martha was angry, wasn't she? (Marta estaba enojada, ¿no?)You were really tired, weren't you? (Estabas muy cansado, ¿verdad?)You were studying at 6, weren't you? (Estuviste estudiando a las 6, ¿no?)He was flying when I phoned, wasn't he? (Estaba volando cuando llamé, ¿no?) EXERCISES: http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-bd-tagq.html

INTEGRATING SKILLS

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     . Do you agree with these? Why not?

     . Explain your answers.

1. "All members of the community should go to university".

2. "There is no job that is bad".

        -My opinion is...

Discuss....

Who do you consider a remarkable person?
Why do you think so?
What made them different from others in their time?

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English Grammar Secrets

Could

'Could' can be used to talk about the past, the present or the future.

'Could' is a past form of 'can'

• When I was living in Boston, I could walk to work.
• He phoned to say he couldn't come.
• I could see him clearly but I couldn't hear him and then the videoconference line went dead.

'Could' is used to make polite requests. We can also use 'can' for these but 'could' is more polite.

• Could you help me, please?
• Could you lend me some money?
• Could I have a lift?
• Could I bother you for a moment?

If we use 'could' in reply to these requests, it suggests that we do not really want to do it. If you agree to the request, it is better to say 'can'.

• Of course I can.
• I could help you if it's really necessary but I'm really busy right now.
• I could lend you some money but I'd need it back tomorrow without fail.
• I could give you a lift as far as Birmingham.

'Could' is used to talk about theoretical possibility and is similar in meaning to 'might'.

• It could rain later. Take an umbrella.
• He could be there by now.
• Could he be any happier?
• It could be Sarah's.

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English Grammar Secrets

Can

We use 'can' to talk about 'possibility'.

• Can you do that?
• I can't manage to do that.
• You can leave your car in that parking space.
• You cannot smoke in here.

Notice that there are two negative forms: 'can't' and 'cannot'. These mean exactly the same thing. When we are speaking, we usually say 'can't'.

We use 'can' to talk about 'ability'.

• I can speak French.
• I can't drive.

We use 'can' to ask for and give permission. (We also use 'may' for this but is more formal and much less common.)

• Can I speak to you or are you too busy?
• You can use my phone.
• You can't come in.

We use 'can' in offers, requests and instructions.

• Can I help?
• Can you give me a hand?
• When you finish that, you can take out the garbage.

We use 'can' with 'see' 'hear' 'feel' 'smell' 'taste' to talk about something which is happening now . (Where you would use the present continuous with most other verbs.)

• I can smell something burning.
• Can you hear that noise?
• I can't see anything.

We can use 'can't' for deduction. The opposite of 'can't' in this context is 'must'.

• You can't be hungry. You've just eaten.
• You must be hungry. You haven't eaten anything all day.
• He was in London one hour ago when I spoke to him. He can't be here yet.

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